26984 words

followers

8 definitions • 12 examples
1
someone who has a great interest in something:

Examples:

follower of They are keen followers of their local team.
2
someone who supports, admires, or believes in a particular person, group, or idea:

Examples:

follower of followers of the Dalai Lama/Buddhism
3
a person who does what someone else does or suggests doing:

Examples:

Be a leader, not a follower!
4
someone who chooses to see a particular person's posts (= messages, pictures, etc.) on a social media site:

Examples:

She has over 100,000 followers on Instagram.
5
someone who obeys or supports another person or that person’s ideas:

Examples:

The newly elected governor appeared overcome with emotion as he thanked his followers.
6
a person who has an active interest in something:

Examples:

They are enthusiastic followers of their local team.
7
a company or product that only makes new changes, enters a market, etc. after other companies or products have done this first:

Examples:

Law firms are not leaders in business, they are followers.
Our analysis supports the view of Germany as a fast follower of e-commerce technologies.
8
a person who watches something closely to see how it develops:

Examples:

We have long been followers of the mining finance company whose shares have recently soared to 61p.
close/keen followers If you are one of the many investors who has bought shares in the company, no doubt you've become a keen follower of the copper price.

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